DNA evidence shows surprise cultural connections between Britain and Europe 8,000 years ago. Researchers found…
Month: February 2015
Quality control for adult stem cell treatment
A strategy to ensure that adult epidermal stem cells are safe before they are used…
Antibiotic resistant salad: Resistant Listeria monocytogenes not as widespread as thought
Antibiotic-resistant strains of the food-poisoning microbe Listeria monocytogenes in unprocessed salad products is not quite…
New approach to assessing effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs
Scientists have a developed a new method to monitor the effect of anti-cancer drugs on…
Adults wtih disabilities screened for cancer less often
Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are much less likely to be screened for colorectal…
Top-precision optical atomic clock starts ticking
A state-of-the-art optical atomic clock is now ‘ticking away.’ As the first of its kind…
Poor response to cholesterol drugs may indicate blocked arteries
Patients whose bad cholesterol levels don’t respond to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may have more artery…
Statin use associated with reduced risk of liver cancer among those in the uk
In a nested-case control study of individuals living in the UK, a part of the…
Urine test predicts heart failure patients’ risk of kidney injury
Urinary angiotensinogen levels at the time of hospital admission predicted acute decompensated heart failure patients’…
Levodopa-Carbidopa intestinal gel may prove more effective for long-term treatment of Parkinson’s disease than standard Levodopa
Data from one-year trial on long-term safety, efficacy, and quality of life in advanced Parkinson’s…